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The jewels of the bush

Jewel beetles are certainly a sight to behold. However, most of them are only about 10 – 15 millimetres in length, so it takes determination and a keen eye to find them.

We have seen ten species of jewel beetle in the reserves, seven of which are pictured here. The pictured beetles are all from the genus Castiarina with the different species each living on their favoured plants.